Skagit Portrait Photography Services & Pricing

Many people schedule a portrait session because of a special event happening in their lives, whether it be a graduation, engagement, new baby, Christmas, Mother’s or Father’s Day, Sweet 16, Quinceanera, or a family reunion. Any event is worth celebrating with portraits! 

However, you don’t really need an upcoming event to preserve your beautiful family memories. Last year, I scheduled a portrait session for myself to celebrate a benchmark birthday and to have as a legacy gift to leave for my grandchildren. One day when they are grown, they will look at those gorgeous portraits and be able to say, “That’s my Grandma Dana!” These images are more precious to me than I can say. 

I have lots of experience with making photo shoots comfortable (and even fun) for little ones, teenagers, and husbands who are shy or might not like to sit still for too long. 

I always arrive at every session with a plan to get the best shots and have a knack for helping you feel relaxed as you pose. And as a mom and grandmother, I always bring enough games and encouragement to make the session fly by painlessly. When little ones are being photographed, I get the important images done first so that mom can relax for the rest of the session. And if your little one is just not having it, we’ll take a break or do something fun and move on. I’ve got you. 

No, but if you knew how great I can make you look, you might want to be. ;) I have an eye for flattering angles and can work wonders in post-production so that you look like I captured you on your very best day. The result will be photos that even the most camera-shy mom will be eager to share with her friends and family. I’ll also help you pick your wardrobe and find talented hair and makeup artists. Please remember that one day your children will look for photos of you…what will they find? Let’s chat on our call, and I’ll guide you every step of the way.

This is a legitimate question and one that almost every woman feels, including myself. Before I had my own portrait session last year, I came up with every excuse in the book not to follow through because I didn’t think I looked “whatever” enough. 

But then I remembered how we couldn’t find photos of my mother the week she passed away. She rarely posed for any professional photos and all of the snapshots were blurry or just not suitable for her obituary. I honestly felt a pain in my heart not to have made more of an effort to ensure we had family photos with her in them. 

I want to create the best images you’ve ever seen of yourself so that when your children go to look for pictures of you, they will find a legacy of your life in images. Your children will not remember what dress size you wore, only your smiling countenance and how you made them feel as you held them.

I understand this feeling as well. When I scheduled my own portrait session, I actually felt guilty spending money on myself, until I reminded myself what I was getting in return. 

Photography is one of the few investments that actually grows in value over time. Think about it. Most of us spend money on experiences that are over within an hour or two. There’s nothing wrong with that! (I have my own guilty pleasures, believe me.)

But when it comes to portraits of our family, we often don’t realize how important it will be to us in five, ten, or twenty years. I can’t tell you the number of clients who have come back to me years after their sessions and told me how they look at their portraits every day and how much it means to them. I’m not even sure you can put a value on that kind of thing. You are worth it! 

I’m based in Mount Vernon, Washington, and work with clients throughout the greater Seattle area, including clients who come from out of state who travel to the Pacific Northwest. For outdoor sessions, I’ll suggest locations with stunning backgrounds, or work with you to plan a shoot for a specific location with sentimental meaning. For studio photography, sessions will be held in Mount Vernon unless prior arrangements are made to work elsewhere.

Yes. In addition to my years of experience capturing engagement, maternity, family, senior, and children’s images, I have extensive experience photographing on-location and studio headshots and personal branding images. 

Although I no longer offer wedding photography, I do offer gorgeous engagement, anniversary, and couples’ sessions, and am happy to do a post-wedding session to celebrate your new marriage! 

Yes, every print image you buy will include a high resolution digital. Best of both worlds!

That said, If you are going to invest in capturing beautiful portraits of your family, please don’t stop with “just the digitals.” Your family deserves more than that.